Sacha wrote in message . uk...
On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.

All I can say is "Yiiikes!!!"

On a higher intellectual level, though, I can also recommend to all
avians a brief story by James Thurber in which a seemingly wise old
bird rashly pontificated "...There is no such thing as air
crystallizing."

Mike.

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
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two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

No. They really do leave a detailed oil print off their feathers.

The simplest fix that no-one seems to have mentioned is not to bother
cleaning your windows for the period when juvenile fledglings are about.

My neighbours large picture window has an unfortunate habit of claiming
one or two newly fledged birds each year. It can be fatal for small
birds.

The biggest bang we've ever had was a green woodpecker - fortunately
they have very thick skulls and it was only stunned for a short while.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown

"Stanley" wrote in message ...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

Mike.

On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds after garden to email me)

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
om...
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.

No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect 'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny

" two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where
it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other
side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good
idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and
also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially
the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.

No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect
'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny

The first time we had we left the window uncleaned for ages!!
Sue



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Sacha wrote in message . uk...
On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
[...]
They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.

All I can say is "Yiiikes!!!"

On a higher intellectual level, though, I can also recommend to all
avians a brief story by James Thurber in which a seemingly wise old
bird rashly pontificated "...There is no such thing as air
crystallizing."

Mike.

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

No. They really do leave a detailed oil print off their feathers.

The simplest fix that no-one seems to have mentioned is not to bother
cleaning your windows for the period when juvenile fledglings are about.

My neighbours large picture window has an unfortunate habit of claiming
one or two newly fledged birds each year. It can be fatal for small
birds.

The biggest bang we've ever had was a green woodpecker - fortunately
they have very thick skulls and it was only stunned for a short while.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

No. They really do leave a detailed oil print off their feathers.

The simplest fix that no-one seems to have mentioned is not to bother
cleaning your windows for the period when juvenile fledglings are about.

My neighbours large picture window has an unfortunate habit of claiming
one or two newly fledged birds each year. It can be fatal for small
birds.

The biggest bang we've ever had was a green woodpecker - fortunately
they have very thick skulls and it was only stunned for a short while.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown

"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
om...
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.

No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect 'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny

" two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where
it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other
side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good
idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and
also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially
the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?
Mike.

No, pigeons seem to be very dusty birds and do indeed leave a perfect
'print' of
their outline and feathers on the glass. It's rather pretty ...........
Jenny

The first time we had we left the window uncleaned for ages!!
Sue



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Sacha wrote in message . uk...
On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
[...]
They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.

All I can say is "Yiiikes!!!"

On a higher intellectual level, though, I can also recommend to all
avians a brief story by James Thurber in which a seemingly wise old
bird rashly pontificated "...There is no such thing as air
crystallizing."

Mike.

In message , Mike Lyle
writes
"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?

No. They really do leave a detailed oil print off their feathers.

The simplest fix that no-one seems to have mentioned is not to bother
cleaning your windows for the period when juvenile fledglings are about.

My neighbours large picture window has an unfortunate habit of claiming
one or two newly fledged birds each year. It can be fatal for small
birds.

The biggest bang we've ever had was a green woodpecker - fortunately
they have very thick skulls and it was only stunned for a short while.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown

Sacha wrote in message . uk...
On 16/7/04 9:17 pm, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:

"Stanley" wrote in message
...
"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
. ..
[...]
They leave a beautiful print of themselves on the glass, especially the
pigeons!

Has somebody been watching too much 'Tom & Jerry'?


No, that's absolutely correct. My mother, who 'inherited' pigeons in a loft
beside the garages of the house she and my father bought 50 years ago, tells
me just the same thing. In her case, the impression is left on her dining
room windows which face south east.

All I can say is "Yiiikes!!!"

On a higher intellectual level, though, I can also recommend to all
avians a brief story by James Thurber in which a seemingly wise old
bird rashly pontificated "...There is no such thing as air
crystallizing."

Mike.

snip
two we have had a spate of birds crashing into a window where it is
possible to see a narrow band of another window on the other side of
the house. Of course, now I cannot find what seemed such a good idea
when I read it, having googled this newsgroup and others and also
looked in other places I thought possible. Can anyone help?

I recently had a problem with a crow tapping on my bedroom window, it
was decided that it was probably a territory thing, reflection etc.
Much as I hate net curtains I put some very fine nets up and the tapping
has stopped.
kate